through 12th grade. a lot of the students at new college are lgbtq and have found their voice, and found themselves and their path there. so, to be in a state that is saying you can t do that, you can t allow even in some instances the book bannings of material that include lgbtq. that include protagonists or major characters who are black. that s almost 80% of all books that have been banned across the united states in the past few years, they are lgbtq or people of color content. it is literally, literally being inscribed in line now. 18 states saying, you can t teach critical race theory. which is just another way of saying we can stop you from sharing the truth about a painful history. and its implications for today, to students who are supposed to be learning american history, that this is actually about
declined nbc news request for interview. rockwood administrators make the curriculum public online and have repeatedly told parents they don t teach critical race theory black parents are worried as a new year starts without hogan i m the only black person in my class. they are running her away because she was only doing her job. reporter: is there something to be said for fighting the good fight? i m still fighting the good fight making the decision was really a choice of choosing myself, but also knowing that i m still committed to the work, that i m still committed to being a person who talks about race and equity and doesn t stop just because i left rockwood. reporter: antonia hylton, nbc news, rockwood, missouri we thank antonia for that if that story moved you, you can catch much more on the clash over race and the classroom on monday with a new episode of the nbc original podcast southlake. when we come back, we ll show you one incredible rescue highlighting the
all these bands are taking place in what seems to be a dispute over race. paul: jason, some on the left make the argument that it s censorship for these dates to ban this teaching, why not just let it happen, open up there s no need for states to say you can t teach critical race theory? i disagree with that. we don t teach kids the moon is made out of cheese because it s not true and neither is the promise that you can put flavoring at the center of americans founding, which is what the 1619 product does. the least interesting thing about america might be slavery. lavery is an institution that existed for thousands of years, pretty much every society down through history. what is remarkable about america
all along that it was a decent theory but prominent ones came out quickly and they were categorical and it seemed like a lot of scientists didn t want to side with the trump administration suggesting this was a possibility and others just wanted to look good within the community and didn t want to rock the boat and it got out of hand. it s unfortunate we lost so much time when we should have been exploring that. paul: a big hit i think to anthony fauci credibility. still ahead, the debate over critical race theory and schools. republican lawmakers across america pushing from the k-12 curriculum.
we re still talking about minimum-wage and social justice and slavery operation and inequality and all the rest he wrote about these issues for a very long time. paul: what you think his biggest intellectual contributions are as you look back over his work? i think he distinguished himself primarily by simply being an honest intellectual which may seem like a simple thing but it is not lease space. he someone who comes out of the empirical type of thinking at the university of chicago, he follows that logic, he s less interested in theory, you want to know intentions, what actually happened when these policies are put in place and he s been willing to follow the facts to their conclusions even when they are unpopular or politically incorrect and that s what is really distinguished him.